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Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin grex (stem greg–) meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory
Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (sometimes spelled "Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples galact-[1] (ΓΛΑΚ) [2]milk: Greek: γάλα, γάλακτος (gála, gálaktos): galactagogue, galactic, galactorrhea, lactose, polygala, polygalactia, galaxy
Gregg and Greg are surnames of English or Scottish origin. In England , they are variant forms of the surname Gregory . [ 1 ] The surnames are first recorded as Gregge in 1234, within the Liber feodorum , a document compiled in the reign of Henry II of England .
The surname is of Scottish origin and is derived from a shortened form of the personal name Gregory and Greg. [1] As a given name, Greig is of English and Scottish origin. This name is a short form of the names Gregory or Gregor. In some cases it is derived from the surname of the same spelling. A variant form of the given name is Gregg. [2]
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Gregory is an English, Scottish and Slovenian surname, variants of the name include McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor, Gregson, Gregg, Grigg, Greig and may refer to: Adam Gregory (singer-songwriter) (born 1985), Canadian entertainer; Adam Gregory (actor) Alyse Gregory (1884–1967), American suffragist and writer
Gregg is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form of Gregory. It may refer to: Gregg Alexander, American singer/songwriter and producer born Gregory Aiuto in 1970; Gregg Allman (1947–2017), American singer-songwriter, musician, co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band; Gregg Amore (born 1966), American politician